Good Evening Patriots!

I hope you all had an absolutely perfect weekend and are excited about a four-day in-school week, with a non-student attendance Focus Friday, that slides right into SPRING BREAK!!! 🌺

As we are all keenly aware, this extremely generous winter is the winter that just keeps on giving, and as much as I have tried to keep saying, "well, we are in a drought and in need of water, so this snow is a gift," I have to admit I have hit my snow positivity limit.

I want sun. ☀️

Nothing crazy... Even 50 degrees would be cool.

I want kids to be able to run and play on the grass at lunch.

I want the soccer team to be able to practice outside and not in the halls. ⚽️

I want to pull weeds!!!

I want toes to see the light of day and tulips to stop being taunted by the possibility of Spring.

Now that I have thrown a full-blown toddler temper tantrum let's take a minute to appreciate the creativity and resiliency of kids.

Due to the fragility of our field, we have not been able to allow the kids to play football or soccer in the snow or on the wet field in hopes that the grass we installed last year will finally take, but in exchange, we did allow the kids to make a snowman.

Little did we know, the kids would take the energy they had been saving for fun in the sun and instead use it to make the World's LARGEST snowman. We watched in absolute awe as the kids came together to strategize how to best add to and maneuver snowballs. There were waves of rolling giggles from the field and, on multiple occasions thundering voices chanting in unison.

"HEAVE HO!!! HEAVE HO!!! " as they worked together to move the giant mounds of snow from one place to another.

Watching the kids make fun while I was busy pouting in my parka was a great reminder of how amazingly resilient and creative our kids are when life doesn't go quite as planned.

It is an absolute honor to get to be a part of your children's everyday lives. Thank you so much for entrusting us with such a precious responsibility and gift.

As always Patriots...

Remember.

You ARE LOVED!!!

Mrs. Summers

Mrs. Turley

Mr. Joyce

We wanted to give a massive shout-out to our Insanely talented Performing Arts actors, actresses, and production team for pulling off an OUTSTANDING production of the Newsies! We also want to thank all volunteers who came out in full force to support our kiddos, from bringing food and treats to working backstage at the concessions stand and taking tickets. The hours and hours of love and donated time did not go unnoticed. Your children are spectacular, and it is because of the community they are being raised by.

Finally, a HUGE thank you to Mrs. Silver, Ms. Jennings, Mrs. Wade, and Mr. Lyon for all of the love, sacrifice, and time they put into ensuring that every detail was attended to and our kids were surrounded by encouragement and love.

World Down Syndrome Day is a global awareness day which has been officially observed by the United Nations since 2012.

The date for WDSD was selected to signify the uniqueness of the triplication (trisomy) of the 21st chromosome, which causes Down syndrome.

#WorldDownSyndromeDay

On March 21st PHJH Patriots ROCKED THE SOCKS

Believe it or not, socks get people talking!

On 21 March, choose some socks that are going to get noticed!

They might be mismatched socks or your craziest and most colorful socks, whatever takes your fancy!

The idea is to start a conversation, so when people ask you about your socks, you can tell them, “I’m wearing them to raise awareness of Down syndrome”.

And then, you can tell them everything you want them to know about Down syndrome.

We use a digital camera set to "Bulb" so we can have a long exposure. We used cell phone lights and a penlight, and in a darkened room, we painted an image with light.

The creation is a choreography between movement and light.

You can apply this type of photography to sports, dance, theater, portraits, products, etc.

This was their first time out.

The images will get better and more refined, and more controlled.

Mrs. Mackay's Career and College 6/7 Awareness classes got a very hands-on lesson on the importance of having a signature to sign documents like checks and other legal documents when they become adults. Students got to practice their signatures in shaving cream for a little extra fun and practice with their peers.

Science Teacher Hiring Link

https://providencehall.bamboohr.com/careers/39

College and Career Awareness 6/7 Teacher Hiring Link

https://providencehall.bamboohr.com/careers/58